COOKING

Pasta And Rice

Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, but the microwave is a more convenient method because you can cook and serve in the same dish.

There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave oven.

Cooking Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques

If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a casserole, undercook it so it is still firm.

Allow for standing time with rice, but not for pasta.

The Pasta and Rice Cooking Tables below provide specific directions, with Power Level and Cooking Time settings for most common types of pasta and rice.

Pasta Cooking Table

TYPE OF PASTA

POWER

COOKING TIME

DIRECTIONS

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spaghetti

 

 

Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired. Use a

4 cups water.

HI

9 to 10 minutes

2-quart microwavable baking dish and cover with

Add 8 oz. spaghetti.

5

71/2 to 81/2 minutes

vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and lasagna

 

 

 

noodles. Use microwavable lid or vented plastic

Macaroni

 

 

 

 

wrap for macaroni and egg noodles.

3 cups water.

HI

6 to 7 minutes

Cook at Power Level HI as directed in chart or until

Add 2 cups macaroni.

5

51/2 to 61/2 minutes

water boils. Stir in pasta; cook covered at Power

 

 

 

Level 5 as directed in chart or until tender.

Lasagna noodles

 

 

 

 

Drain in a colander.

4 cups water.

HI

7 to 8 minutes

 

Add 8 oz. lasagna noodles.

5

11 to 121/2 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Egg noodles

HI

8 to 10 minutes

 

6 cups water.

 

Add 4 cups noodles.

5

51/2 to 61/2 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Rice Cooking Table

TYPE OF RICE

POWER

COOKING TIME

DIRECTIONS

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long grain

 

 

Combine hot tap water and salt, if desired, in 2

2 1/4 cups water.

HI

41/2 to 51/2 minutes

quart microwavable casserole. Cover with

Add 1 cup rice.

5

14 minutes

microwavable lid or vented plastic wrap. Cook as

 

 

 

directed in chart at Power Level HI or until water

 

 

 

Brown

 

 

boils. Stir in rice and any seasonings.

2 1/2 cups water.

HI

41/2 to 51/2 minutes

Cook covered as directed in chart at Power Level 5

Add 1 cup rice.

5

28 minutes

or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

 

 

 

Let stand covered 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff with fork.

Long grain and

 

 

 

 

 

wild rice mix

Hi

 

 

2 1/3 cups water.

4 to 5 minutes

 

Add 6 oz. pkg.

5

24 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Quick cooking

 

 

Cook water until it boils. Stir rice into boiling water

1 cup water.

HI

 

and let stand, covered 5 to 10 minutes or until water

Add 1 cup rice.

 

2 to 3 minutes

is absorbed and rice is tender. Fluff with fork.

 

 

 

 

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